Upstream merge.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ check_find_package_result( OPENGL_FOUND "OpenGL" )
 # https://www.mail-archive.com/cmake@cmake.org/msg47501.html
 
 # Handle target used to specify if a target needs wx-widgets or other libraries
-# Always defined, empty if no libraries are to be build
+# Always defined, empty if no libraries are to be built
 add_custom_target( lib-dependencies )
 
 if( KICAD_BUILD_STATIC OR KICAD_BUILD_DYNAMIC )
 
-    # This should be build in all cases, if swig exec is not avaiable
-    # will be impossible also enable SCRIPTING being for PCBNEW required immediatly
+    # This should be built in all cases, if swig exec is not avaiable
+    # will be impossible also enable SCRIPTING being for PCBNEW required immediately
 
     include( download_pcre )
     include( download_swig )

common/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ set( COMMON_SRCS
     eda_dde.cpp
     eda_doc.cpp
     filter_reader.cpp
+#    findkicadhelppath.cpp.notused      deprecated, use searchhelpfilefullpath.cpp
     gestfich.cpp
     getrunningmicrosecs.cpp
     grid_tricks.cpp
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ set( COMMON_SRCS
     ptree.cpp
     reporter.cpp
     richio.cpp
+    searchhelpfilefullpath.cpp
     search_stack.cpp
     selcolor.cpp
     systemdirsappend.cpp

common/basicframe.cpp

@@ -271,6 +271,18 @@ wxConfigBase* EDA_BASE_FRAME::config()
 }
 
 
+const SEARCH_STACK& EDA_BASE_FRAME::sys_search()
+{
+    return Kiface().KifaceSearch();
+}
+
+
+wxString EDA_BASE_FRAME::help_name()
+{
+    return Kiface().GetHelpFileName();
+}
+
+
 void EDA_BASE_FRAME::PrintMsg( const wxString& text )
 {
     SetStatusText( text );
@@ -327,33 +339,28 @@ wxString EDA_BASE_FRAME::GetFileFromHistory( int cmdId, const wxString& type,
 
 void EDA_BASE_FRAME::GetKicadHelp( wxCommandEvent& event )
 {
-    wxString msg;
+    const SEARCH_STACK& search = sys_search();
 
     /* We have to get document for beginners,
-     * or the the full specific doc
+     * or the full specific doc
      * if event id is wxID_INDEX, we want the document for beginners.
      * else the specific doc file (its name is in Kiface().GetHelpFileName())
      * The document for beginners is the same for all KiCad utilities
      */
     if( event.GetId() == wxID_INDEX )
     {
-        // Temporarily change the help filename
-        wxString tmp = Kiface().GetHelpFileName();
-
         // Search for "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" or "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf"
-        Kiface().SetHelpFileName( wxT( "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" ) );
-        wxString helpFile = Kiface().GetHelpFile();
+        wxString helpFile = SearchHelpFileFullPath( search, wxT( "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" ) );
 
         if( !helpFile )
-        {   // Try to find "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf"
-            Kiface().SetHelpFileName( wxT( "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf" ) );
-            helpFile = Kiface().GetHelpFile();
-        }
+            helpFile = SearchHelpFileFullPath( search, wxT( "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf" ) );
 
         if( !helpFile )
         {
-            msg.Printf( _( "Help file %s could not be found." ),
-                        GetChars( Kiface().GetHelpFileName() ) );
+            wxString msg = wxString::Format( _(
+                "Help file '%s' could not be found." ),
+                wxT( "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" )
+                );
             wxMessageBox( msg );
         }
         else
@@ -361,36 +368,36 @@ void EDA_BASE_FRAME::GetKicadHelp( wxCommandEvent& event )
             GetAssociatedDocument( this, helpFile );
         }
 
-        Kiface().SetHelpFileName( tmp );
         return;
     }
 
+    wxString base_name = help_name();
+
 #if defined ONLINE_HELP_FILES_FORMAT_IS_HTML
 
-    if( Kiface().GetHtmlHelpController() == NULL )
-    {
-        Kiface().InitOnLineHelp();
-    }
+    wxHtmlHelpController* hc = Pgm().GetHtmlHelpController();
 
+    wxString helpFile = SearchHelpFileFullPath( search,   );
 
-    if( Kiface().GetHtmlHelpController() )
+    if( !!helpFile )
     {
-        Kiface().GetHtmlHelpController()->DisplayContents();
-        Kiface().GetHtmlHelpController()->Display( Kiface().GetHelpFileName() );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        msg.Printf( _( "Help file %s could not be found." ), GetChars( Kiface().GetHelpFileName() ) );
-        wxMessageBox( msg );
+        hc->UseConfig( Pgm().CommonSettings() );
+        hc->SetTitleFormat( wxT( "KiCad Help" ) );
+        hc->AddBook( helpFile );
     }
 
+    hc->DisplayContents();
+    hc->Display( helpFile );
+
 #elif defined ONLINE_HELP_FILES_FORMAT_IS_PDF
-    wxString helpFile = Kiface().GetHelpFile();
+    wxString helpFile = SearchHelpFileFullPath( search, base_name );
 
     if( !helpFile )
     {
-        msg.Printf( _( "Help file %s could not be found." ),
-                    GetChars( Kiface().GetHelpFileName() ) );
+        wxString msg = wxString::Format( _(
+            "Help file '%s' could not be found." ),
+            GetChars( base_name )
+            );
         wxMessageBox( msg );
     }
     else

common/eda_doc.cpp

@@ -64,15 +64,19 @@ bool GetAssociatedDocument( wxFrame* aFrame,
                             const wxPathList* aPaths)
 
 {
-    wxString docname, fullfilename, file_ext;
+    wxString docname, fullfilename;
     wxString msg;
     wxString command;
     bool     success = false;
 
     // Is an internet url
-    static const wxString url_header[3] = { wxT( "http:" ), wxT( "ftp:" ), wxT( "www." ) };
+    static const wxChar* url_header[3] = {
+        wxT( "http:" ),
+        wxT( "ftp:" ),
+        wxT( "www." )
+    };
 
-    for( int ii = 0; ii < 3; ii++ )
+    for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < DIM(url_header); ii++ )
     {
         if( aDocName.First( url_header[ii] ) == 0 )   //. seems an internet url
         {
@@ -133,8 +137,9 @@ bool GetAssociatedDocument( wxFrame* aFrame,
         return false;
     }
 
-    wxFileName CurrentFileName( fullfilename );
-    file_ext = CurrentFileName.GetExt();
+    wxFileName currentFileName( fullfilename );
+
+    wxString file_ext = currentFileName.GetExt();
 
     if( file_ext == wxT( "pdf" ) )
     {

common/findkicadhelppath.cpp.notused

+
+#include <fctsys.h>
+#include <pgm_base.h>
+#include <macros.h>
+#include <gestfich.h>
+
+
+/**
+ * Function FindKicadHelpPath
+ * finds the absolute path for KiCad "help" (or "help/&ltlanguage&gt")
+ *  Find path kicad/doc/help/xx/ or kicad/doc/help/:
+ *  from BinDir
+ *  else from environment variable KICAD
+ *  else from one of s_HelpPathList
+ *  typically c:/kicad/doc/help or /usr/share/kicad/help
+ *            or /usr/local/share/kicad/help
+ *  (must have kicad in path name)
+ *
+ *  xx = iso639-1 language id (2 letters (generic) or 4 letters):
+ *  fr = french (or fr_FR)
+ *  en = English (or en_GB or en_US ...)
+ *  de = deutch
+ *  es = spanish
+ *  pt = portuguese (or pt_BR ...)
+ *
+ *  default = en (if not found = fr)
+ */
+wxString FindKicadHelpPath()
+{
+    bool     found = false;
+    wxString bin_dir = Pgm().GetExecutablePath();
+
+    if( bin_dir.Last() == '/' )
+        bin_dir.RemoveLast();
+
+    wxString fullPath = bin_dir.BeforeLast( '/' );  // cd ..
+
+    fullPath += wxT( "/doc/help/" );
+
+    wxString localeString = Pgm().GetLocale()->GetCanonicalName();
+
+    wxString path_tmp = fullPath;
+
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+    path_tmp.MakeLower();
+#endif
+
+    if( path_tmp.Contains( wxT( "kicad" ) ) )
+    {
+        if( wxDirExists( fullPath ) )
+            found = true;
+    }
+
+    // find kicad/help/ from environment variable  KICAD
+    if( !found && Pgm().IsKicadEnvVariableDefined() )
+    {
+        fullPath = Pgm().GetKicadEnvVariable() + wxT( "/doc/help/" );
+
+        if( wxDirExists( fullPath ) )
+            found = true;
+    }
+
+    if( !found )
+    {
+        // Possibilities online help
+        const static wxChar* possibilities[] = {
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+            wxT( "c:/kicad/doc/help/" ),
+            wxT( "d:/kicad/doc/help/" ),
+            wxT( "c:/Program Files/kicad/doc/help/" ),
+            wxT( "d:/Program Files/kicad/doc/help/" ),
+#else
+            wxT( "/usr/share/doc/kicad/help/" ),
+            wxT( "/usr/local/share/doc/kicad/help/" ),
+            wxT( "/usr/local/kicad/doc/help/" ),    // default install for "universal
+                                                    // tarballs" and build for a server
+                                                    // (new)
+            wxT( "/usr/local/kicad/help/" ),        // default install for "universal
+                                                    // tarballs" and build for a server
+                                                    // (old)
+#endif
+        };
+
+        for( unsigned i=0;  i<DIM(possibilities);  ++i )
+        {
+            fullPath = possibilities[i];
+
+            if( wxDirExists( fullPath ) )
+            {
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if( found )
+    {
+        wxString langFullPath = fullPath + localeString + UNIX_STRING_DIR_SEP;
+
+        if( wxDirExists( langFullPath ) )
+            return langFullPath;
+
+        langFullPath = fullPath + localeString.Left( 2 ) + UNIX_STRING_DIR_SEP;
+
+        if( wxDirExists( langFullPath ) )
+            return langFullPath;
+
+        langFullPath = fullPath + wxT( "en/" );
+
+        if( wxDirExists( langFullPath ) )
+        {
+            return langFullPath;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            langFullPath = fullPath + wxT( "fr/" );
+
+            if( wxDirExists( langFullPath ) )
+                return langFullPath;
+        }
+        return fullPath;
+    }
+
+    return wxEmptyString;
+}
+

common/fp_lib_table.cpp

@@ -622,8 +622,6 @@ const FP_LIB_TABLE::ROW* FP_LIB_TABLE::FindRow( const wxString& aNickname )
 // wxGetenv( wchar_t* ) is not re-entrant on linux.
 // Put a lock on multithreaded use of wxGetenv( wchar_t* ), called from wxEpandEnvVars(),
 // needed by bool ReadFootprintFiles( FP_LIB_TABLE* aTable, const wxString* aNickname = NULL );
-#if 1
-
 #include <ki_mutex.h>
 
 const wxString FP_LIB_TABLE::ExpandSubstitutions( const wxString& aString )
@@ -637,177 +635,44 @@ const wxString FP_LIB_TABLE::ExpandSubstitutions( const wxString& aString )
     return wxExpandEnvVars( aString );
 }
 
-#else
-
-const wxString FP_LIB_TABLE::ExpandSubstitutions( const wxString& aString )
-{
-    // We reserve the right to do this another way, by providing our own member
-    // function.
-    return wxExpandEnvVars( aString );
-}
-
-#endif
 
 bool FP_LIB_TABLE::IsEmpty( bool aIncludeFallback )
 {
-    if( !aIncludeFallback || (fallBack == NULL) )
+    if( !aIncludeFallback || !fallBack )
         return rows.empty();
 
-    return fallBack->IsEmpty() && rows.empty();
+    return rows.empty() && fallBack->IsEmpty( true );
 }
 
 
-bool FP_LIB_TABLE::ConvertFromLegacy( SEARCH_STACK& aSStack, NETLIST& aNetList,
-        const wxArrayString& aLibNames, REPORTER* aReporter ) throw( IO_ERROR )
+MODULE* FP_LIB_TABLE::FootprintLoadWithOptionalNickname( const FPID& aFootprintId )
+    throw( IO_ERROR, PARSE_ERROR )
 {
-    wxString   msg;
-    FPID       lastFPID;
-    COMPONENT* component;
-    MODULE*    module = 0;
-    bool       retv = true;
-
-    if( aNetList.IsEmpty() )
-        return true;
-
-    aNetList.SortByFPID();
-
-    wxString   libPath;
-
-    PLUGIN::RELEASER pi( IO_MGR::PluginFind( IO_MGR::LEGACY ) );
-
-    for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < aNetList.GetCount(); ii++ )
-    {
-        component = aNetList.GetComponent( ii );
-
-        // The footprint hasn't been assigned yet so ignore it.
-        if( component->GetFPID().empty() )
-            continue;
-
-        if( component->GetFPID() != lastFPID )
-        {
-            module = NULL;
-
-            for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < aLibNames.GetCount(); ii++ )
-            {
-                wxFileName fn( wxEmptyString, aLibNames[ii], LegacyFootprintLibPathExtension );
-
-                libPath = aSStack.FindValidPath( fn );
-
-                if( !libPath )
-                {
-                    if( aReporter )
-                    {
-                        msg.Printf( _( "Cannot find footprint library file '%s' in any of the "
-                                       "KiCad legacy library search paths.\n" ),
-                                    GetChars( fn.GetFullPath() ) );
-                        aReporter->Report( msg );
-                    }
-
-                    retv = false;
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                module = pi->FootprintLoad( libPath, component->GetFPID().GetFootprintName() );
-
-                if( module )
-                {
-                    lastFPID = component->GetFPID();
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if( !module )
-        {
-            if( aReporter )
-            {
-                msg.Printf( _( "Component `%s` footprint '%s' was not found in any legacy "
-                               "library.\n" ),
-                            GetChars( component->GetReference() ),
-                            GetChars( component->GetFPID().Format() ) );
-                aReporter->Report( msg );
-            }
-
-            // Clear the footprint assignment since the old library lookup method is no
-            // longer valid.
-            FPID emptyFPID;
-
-            component->SetFPID( emptyFPID );
-            retv = false;
-            continue;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            wxString libNickname;
-
-            FP_LIB_TABLE* cur = this;
-
-            do
-            {
-                cur->ensureIndex();
-
-                for( unsigned i = 0;  i < cur->rows.size();  i++ )
-                {
-                    wxString uri = cur->rows[i].GetFullURI( true );
+    wxString   nickname = aFootprintId.GetLibNickname();
+    wxString   fpname   = aFootprintId.GetFootprintName();
 
-                    if( wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() == wxChar( '\\' )
-                        && uri.Find( wxChar( '/' ) ) >= 0 )
+    if( nickname.size() )
     {
-                        uri.Replace( wxT( "/"), wxT( "\\" ) );
-                    }
-#ifdef __WINDOWS__
-                    if( uri.CmpNoCase( libPath ) )
-#else
-                    if( uri == libPath )
-#endif
-                    {
-                        libNickname = cur->rows[i].GetNickName();
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-            } while( ( cur = cur->fallBack ) != 0 && libNickname.IsEmpty() );
-
-            if( libNickname.IsEmpty() )
-            {
-                if( aReporter )
-                {
-                    msg.Printf( _( "Component '%s' footprint '%s' legacy library path '%s' "
-                                   "was not found in the footprint library table.\n" ),
-                                GetChars( component->GetReference() ),
-                                GetChars( component->GetFPID().Format() ) );
-                    aReporter->Report( msg );
+        return FootprintLoad( nickname, fpname );
     }
 
-                retv = false;
-            }
+    // nickname is empty, sequentially search (alphabetically) all libs/nicks for first match:
     else
     {
-                FPID newFPID = lastFPID;
-                newFPID.SetLibNickname( libNickname );
+        std::vector<wxString> nicks = GetLogicalLibs();
 
-                if( !newFPID.IsValid() )
-                {
-                    if( aReporter )
+        // Search each library going through libraries alphabetically.
+        for( unsigned i = 0;  i<nicks.size();  ++i )
         {
-                        msg.Printf( _( "Component '%s' FPID '%s' is not valid.\n" ),
-                                    GetChars( component->GetReference() ),
-                                    GetChars( newFPID.Format() ) );
-                        aReporter->Report( msg );
+            // FootprintLoad() returns NULL on not found, does not throw exception
+            // unless there's an IO_ERROR.
+            MODULE* ret = FootprintLoad( nicks[i], fpname );
+            if( ret )
+                return ret;
         }
 
-                    retv = false;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    // The footprint name should already be set.
-                    component->SetFPID( newFPID );
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        return NULL;
     }
-
-    return retv;
 }
 
 
@@ -840,16 +705,13 @@ bool FP_LIB_TABLE::LoadGlobalTable( FP_LIB_TABLE& aTable ) throw (IO_ERROR, PARS
         if( fileName.IsEmpty() || !::wxCopyFile( fileName, fn.GetFullPath(), false ) )
         {
             FP_LIB_TABLE    emptyTable;
-            FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER    sf( fn.GetFullPath() );
 
-            emptyTable.Format( &sf, 0 );
+            emptyTable.Save( fn.GetFullPath() );
         }
     }
 
-    FILE_LINE_READER    reader( fn.GetFullPath() );
-    FP_LIB_TABLE_LEXER  lexer( &reader );
+    aTable.Load( fn.GetFullPath() );
 
-    aTable.Parse( &lexer );
     return tableExists;
 }
 

common/kiface_i.cpp

@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ static void setSearchPaths( SEARCH_STACK* aDst, KIWAY::FACE_T aId )
         // we must add <kicad path>/library and <kicad path>/library/doc
         if( aId == KIWAY::FACE_SCH )
         {
+            // Add schematic doc file path (library/doc) to search path list.
+
             fn.AppendDir( wxT( "library" ) );
             aDst->AddPaths( fn.GetPath() );
 
-            // Add schematic doc file path (library/doc)to search path list.
             fn.AppendDir( wxT( "doc" ) );
             aDst->AddPaths( fn.GetPath() );
 
@@ -85,8 +86,10 @@ static void setSearchPaths( SEARCH_STACK* aDst, KIWAY::FACE_T aId )
         aDst->AddPaths( fn.GetPath() );
     }
 
+    aDst->AddPaths( wxT( "/usr/local/share" ) );
+
 #if 1 && defined(DEBUG)
-    aDst->Show( "kiway" );
+    aDst->Show( "kiface" );
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -121,86 +124,3 @@ void KIFACE_I::end_common()
     m_bm.End();
 }
 
-
-wxString KIFACE_I::GetHelpFile()
-{
-    wxString        fn;
-    wxArrayString   subdirs;
-    wxArrayString   altsubdirs;
-
-    // FIXME: This is not the ideal way to handle this.  Unfortunately, the
-    //        CMake install paths seem to be a moving target so this crude
-    //        hack solves the problem of install path differences between
-    //        Windows and non-Windows platforms.
-
-    // Partially fixed, but must be enhanced
-
-    // Create subdir tree for "standard" linux distributions, when KiCad comes
-    // from a distribution files are in /usr/share/doc/kicad/help and binaries
-    // in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin
-    subdirs.Add( wxT( "share" ) );
-    subdirs.Add( wxT( "doc" ) );
-    subdirs.Add( wxT( "kicad" ) );
-    subdirs.Add( wxT( "help" ) );
-
-    // Create subdir tree for linux and Windows KiCad pack.
-    // Note  the pack form under linux is also useful if a user wants to
-    // install KiCad to a server because there is only one path to mount
-    // or export (something like /usr/local/kicad).
-    // files are in <install dir>/kicad/doc/help
-    // (often /usr/local/kicad/kicad/doc/help)
-    // <install dir>/kicad/ is retrieved from m_BinDir
-    altsubdirs.Add( wxT( "doc" ) );
-    altsubdirs.Add( wxT( "help" ) );
-
-    /* Search for a help file.
-     *  we *must* find a help file.
-     *  so help is searched in directories in this order:
-     *  help/<canonical name> like help/en_GB
-     *  help/<short name> like help/en
-     *  help/en
-     */
-
-    wxLocale* i18n = Pgm().GetLocale();
-
-    // Step 1 : Try to find help file in help/<canonical name>
-    subdirs.Add( i18n->GetCanonicalName() );
-    altsubdirs.Add( i18n->GetCanonicalName() );
-
-    fn = m_bm.m_search.FindFileInSearchPaths( m_bm.m_help_file, &altsubdirs );
-
-    if( !fn  )
-        fn = m_bm.m_search.FindFileInSearchPaths( m_bm.m_help_file, &subdirs );
-
-    // Step 2 : if not found Try to find help file in help/<short name>
-    if( !fn  )
-    {
-        subdirs.RemoveAt( subdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
-        altsubdirs.RemoveAt( altsubdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
-
-        // wxLocale::GetName() does not return always the short name
-        subdirs.Add( i18n->GetName().BeforeLast( '_' ) );
-        altsubdirs.Add( i18n->GetName().BeforeLast( '_' ) );
-
-        fn = m_bm.m_search.FindFileInSearchPaths( m_bm.m_help_file, &altsubdirs );
-
-        if( !fn )
-            fn = m_bm.m_search.FindFileInSearchPaths( m_bm.m_help_file, &subdirs );
-    }
-
-    // Step 3 : if not found Try to find help file in help/en
-    if( !fn )
-    {
-        subdirs.RemoveAt( subdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
-        altsubdirs.RemoveAt( altsubdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
-        subdirs.Add( wxT( "en" ) );
-        altsubdirs.Add( wxT( "en" ) );
-
-        fn = m_bm.m_search.FindFileInSearchPaths( m_bm.m_help_file, &altsubdirs );
-
-        if( !fn )
-            fn = m_bm.m_search.FindFileInSearchPaths( m_bm.m_help_file, &subdirs );
-    }
-
-    return fn;
-}

common/page_layout/page_layout_reader.cpp

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ void WORKSHEET_LAYOUT::SetDefaultLayout()
     {
         lp_parser.Parse( this );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         wxLogMessage( ioe.errorText );
     }
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ void WORKSHEET_LAYOUT::SetPageLayout( const char* aPageLayout, bool Append )
     {
         lp_parser.Parse( this );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         wxLogMessage( ioe.errorText );
     }
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ void WORKSHEET_LAYOUT::SetPageLayout( const wxString& aFullFileName, bool Append
         {
             lp_parser.Parse( this );
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             wxLogMessage( ioe.errorText );
         }

common/pgm_base.cpp

@@ -297,6 +297,13 @@ void PGM_BASE::destroy()
     delete m_locale;
     m_locale = 0;
 
+    /*
+    // Close the help frame
+    if( m_html_ctrl && m_html_ctrl->GetFrame() )    // returns NULL if no help frame active
+        m_html_ctrl->GetFrame()->Close( true );
+    }
+    */
+
     delete m_html_ctrl;
     m_html_ctrl = 0;
 }
@@ -415,30 +422,18 @@ bool PGM_BASE::initPgm()
 }
 
 
-void PGM_BASE::SetHtmlHelpController( wxHtmlHelpController* aController )
-{
-    delete m_html_ctrl;
-    m_html_ctrl = aController;
-}
-
-
-void PGM_BASE::InitOnLineHelp()
+void PGM_BASE::initHtmlHelpController()
 {
-    wxString fullfilename = FindKicadHelpPath();
-
 #if defined ONLINE_HELP_FILES_FORMAT_IS_HTML
-    m_HelpFileName = fullfilename + wxT( ".html" );
-    fullfilename  += wxT( "kicad.hhp" );
 
-    if( wxFileExists( fullfilename ) )
-    {
-        m_html_ctrl = new wxHtmlHelpController( wxHF_TOOLBAR | wxHF_CONTENTS |
+    if( !m_html_ctrl )
+        m_html_ctrl = new wxHtmlHelpController(
+                            wxHF_TOOLBAR | wxHF_CONTENTS |
                             wxHF_PRINT | wxHF_OPEN_FILES
-                                               /*| wxHF_SEARCH */ );
-        m_html_ctrl->UseConfig( m_common_settings );
-        m_html_ctrl->SetTitleFormat( wxT( "KiCad Help" ) );
-        m_html_ctrl->AddBook( fullfilename );
-    }
+                            // | wxHF_SEARCH
+                            );
+
+    wxASSERT( m_html_ctrl );    // may not leave here as NULL
 
 #elif defined ONLINE_HELP_FILES_FORMAT_IS_PDF
     m_html_ctrl = NULL;
@@ -449,10 +444,22 @@ void PGM_BASE::InitOnLineHelp()
 }
 
 
+wxHtmlHelpController* PGM_BASE::HtmlHelpController()
+{
+    if( !m_html_ctrl )
+        initHtmlHelpController();
+
+    // there should not be calls to this unless ONLINE_HELP_FILES_FORMAT_IS_HTML is defined
+    wxASSERT( m_html_ctrl );
+
+    return m_html_ctrl;
+}
+
+
+
 bool PGM_BASE::setExecutablePath()
 {
-// Apple MacOSx
-#ifdef __APPLE__
+#ifdef __APPLE__        // Apple MacOSx
 
     // Derive path from location of the app bundle
     CFBundleRef mainBundle = CFBundleGetMainBundle();

common/project.cpp

@@ -23,18 +23,19 @@
  */
 
 
+#include <wx/stdpaths.h>
+
 #include <fctsys.h>
 #include <macros.h>
 #include <gr_basic.h>
 #include <pgm_base.h>
 #include <project.h>
-#include <wx/stdpaths.h>
+#include <confirm.h>
 #include <kicad_string.h>
 #include <config_params.h>
 #include <wildcards_and_files_ext.h>
 
 
-
 PROJECT::PROJECT()
 {
     memset( m_elems, 0, sizeof(m_elems) );
@@ -198,18 +199,18 @@ wxConfigBase* PROJECT::configCreate( const SEARCH_STACK& aSList, const wxString&
             const wxString& aGroupName, bool aForceUseLocalConfig )
 {
     wxConfigBase*   cfg = 0;
-    wxFileName      fn = aFileName;
 
+    wxFileName      fn = aFileName;
     fn.SetExt( ProjectFileExtension );
 
+    wxString        cur_pro_fn = fn.GetFullPath();
+
     // is there an edge transition, a change in m_project_filename?
-    if( m_project_name != fn )
+    if( m_project_name != cur_pro_fn )
     {
         m_sch_search.Clear();
 
-        SetProjectFullName( fn.GetFullPath() );
-
-        // to the empty list, add project dir as first
+        // to the empty lists, add project dir as first
         m_sch_search.AddPaths( fn.GetPath() );
 
         // append all paths from aSList
@@ -228,8 +229,6 @@ wxConfigBase* PROJECT::configCreate( const SEARCH_STACK& aSList, const wxString&
     // Init local config filename
     if( aForceUseLocalConfig || fn.FileExists() )
     {
-        wxString cur_pro_fn = fn.GetFullPath();
-
         cfg = new wxFileConfig( wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, cur_pro_fn, wxEmptyString );
 
         cfg->DontCreateOnDemand();
@@ -262,31 +261,43 @@ wxConfigBase* PROJECT::configCreate( const SEARCH_STACK& aSList, const wxString&
         }
         else    // Version incorrect
         {
+            wxLogDebug( wxT( "Project file version is zero, not using this old project file, going with template." ) );
             delete cfg;
             cfg = 0;
         }
     }
 
-    // Search for the template kicad.pro file by using caller's SEARCH_STACK.
+    // No suitable pro file was found, either does not exist, or is too old.
+    // Use the template kicad.pro file.  Find it by using caller's SEARCH_STACK.
 
     wxString kicad_pro_template = aSList.FindValidPath( wxT( "kicad.pro" ) );
 
     if( !kicad_pro_template )
     {
-        wxLogDebug( wxT( "Template file <kicad.pro> not found." ) );
+        wxLogDebug( wxT( "Template file <kicad.pro> not found using search paths." ) );
 
-        fn = wxFileName( wxStandardPaths::Get().GetDocumentsDir(),
+        wxFileName  templ( wxStandardPaths::Get().GetDocumentsDir(),
                             wxT( "kicad" ), ProjectFileExtension );
-    }
-    else
+
+        if( !templ.IsFileReadable() )
         {
-        fn = kicad_pro_template;
+            wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "Unable to find kicad.pro template file." ) );
+
+            DisplayError( NULL, msg );
+
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        kicad_pro_template = templ.GetFullPath();
     }
 
-    cfg = new wxFileConfig( wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, fn.GetFullPath() );
+    // copy the template to cur_pro_fn, and open it at that destination.
+    wxCopyFile( kicad_pro_template, cur_pro_fn );
+    cfg = new wxFileConfig( wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, cur_pro_fn, wxEmptyString );
+
     cfg->DontCreateOnDemand();
 
-    SetProjectFullName( fn.GetFullPath() );
+    SetProjectFullName( cur_pro_fn );
     return cfg;
 }
 
@@ -296,6 +307,12 @@ void PROJECT::ConfigSave( const SEARCH_STACK& aSList, const wxString&  aFileName
 {
     std::auto_ptr<wxConfigBase> cfg( configCreate( aSList, aFileName, aGroupName, FORCE_LOCAL_CONFIG ) );
 
+    if( !cfg.get() )
+    {
+        // could not find template
+        return;
+    }
+
     cfg->SetPath( wxCONFIG_PATH_SEPARATOR );
 
     cfg->Write( wxT( "update" ), DateAndTime() );
@@ -326,6 +343,12 @@ bool PROJECT::ConfigLoad( const SEARCH_STACK& aSList, const wxString& aFileName,
 {
     std::auto_ptr<wxConfigBase> cfg( configCreate( aSList, aFileName, aGroupName, false ) );
 
+    if( !cfg.get() )
+    {
+        // could not find template
+        return false;
+    }
+
     cfg->SetPath( wxCONFIG_PATH_SEPARATOR );
 
     wxString timestamp = cfg->Read( wxT( "update" ) );

common/search_stack.cpp

@@ -104,31 +104,6 @@ void SEARCH_STACK::AddPaths( const wxString& aPaths, int aIndex )
 }
 
 
-wxString SEARCH_STACK::FindFileInSearchPaths(
-        const wxString& aFilename, const wxArrayString* aSubdirs )
-{
-    wxPathList paths;
-
-    for( unsigned i = 0; i < GetCount(); ++i )
-    {
-        wxFileName fn( (*this)[i] );
-
-        if( aSubdirs )
-        {
-            for( unsigned j = 0; j < aSubdirs->GetCount(); j++ )
-                fn.AppendDir( (*aSubdirs)[j] );
-        }
-
-        if( fn.DirExists() )
-        {
-            paths.Add( fn.GetPath() );
-        }
-    }
-
-    return paths.FindValidPath( aFilename );
-}
-
-
 void RETAINED_PATH::Clear()
 {
     m_retained_path.Clear();

common/searchhelpfilefullpath.cpp

+
+#include <pgm_base.h>
+#include <common.h>
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Function FindFileInSearchPaths
+ * looks in "this" for \a aFilename, but first modifies every search
+ * path by appending a list of path fragments from aSubdirs.  That modification
+ * is not rentative.
+ */
+wxString FindFileInSearchPaths( const SEARCH_STACK& aStack,
+        const wxString& aFilename, const wxArrayString* aSubdirs )
+{
+    wxPathList paths;
+
+    for( unsigned i = 0; i < aStack.GetCount(); ++i )
+    {
+        wxFileName fn( aStack[i], wxEmptyString );
+
+        if( aSubdirs )
+        {
+            for( unsigned j = 0; j < aSubdirs->GetCount(); j++ )
+                fn.AppendDir( (*aSubdirs)[j] );
+        }
+
+        if( fn.DirExists() )
+        {
+            paths.Add( fn.GetPath() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return paths.FindValidPath( aFilename );
+}
+
+
+// See also FindKicadHelpPath.cpp.notused.
+wxString SearchHelpFileFullPath( const SEARCH_STACK& aSStack, const wxString& aBaseName )
+{
+    wxArrayString   subdirs;
+    wxArrayString   altsubdirs;
+    SEARCH_STACK    ss = aSStack;
+
+    // It might already be in aSStack, but why depend on other code
+    // far away when it's so easy to add it again (to our copy) as the first place to look.
+    // This is CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:
+    ss.AddPaths( wxT( DEFAULT_INSTALL_PATH ), 0 );
+
+    // If there's a KICAD environment variable set, use that guy's path also
+    ss.AddPaths( Pgm().GetKicadEnvVariable(), 0 );
+
+#if 1 // && defined(__linux__)
+    // Based on kicad-doc.bzr/CMakeLists.txt, line 20, the help files are
+    // installed into "<CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX>/share/doc/kicad/help" for linux.
+    // This is ${KICAD_HELP} var in that CMakeLists.txt file.
+    // Below we account for an international subdirectory.
+    subdirs.Add( wxT( "share" ) );
+    subdirs.Add( wxT( "doc" ) );
+    subdirs.Add( wxT( "kicad" ) );
+    subdirs.Add( wxT( "help" ) );
+#endif
+
+#if 1 // && defined(__WINDOWS__)
+    // Based on kicad-doc.bzr/CMakeLists.txt, line 35, the help files are
+    // installed into "<CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX>/doc/help" for Windows.
+    // This is ${KICAD_HELP} var in that CMakeLists.txt file.
+    // Below we account for an international subdirectory.
+    altsubdirs.Add( wxT( "doc" ) );
+    altsubdirs.Add( wxT( "help" ) );
+#endif
+
+    /* Search for a help file.
+     *  we *must* find a help file.
+     *  so help is searched in directories in this order:
+     *  help/<canonical name> like help/en_GB
+     *  help/<short name> like help/en
+     *  help/en
+     */
+
+    wxLocale* i18n = Pgm().GetLocale();
+
+    // Step 1 : Try to find help file in help/<canonical name>
+    subdirs.Add( i18n->GetCanonicalName() );
+    altsubdirs.Add( i18n->GetCanonicalName() );
+
+#if defined(DEBUG) && 0
+    ss.Show( __func__ );
+    printf( "%s: m_help_file:'%s'\n", __func__, TO_UTF8( aBaseName ) );
+#endif
+
+    wxString fn = FindFileInSearchPaths( ss, aBaseName, &altsubdirs );
+
+    if( !fn  )
+        fn = FindFileInSearchPaths( ss, aBaseName, &subdirs );
+
+    // Step 2 : if not found Try to find help file in help/<short name>
+    if( !fn  )
+    {
+        subdirs.RemoveAt( subdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
+        altsubdirs.RemoveAt( altsubdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
+
+        // wxLocale::GetName() does not return always the short name
+        subdirs.Add( i18n->GetName().BeforeLast( '_' ) );
+        altsubdirs.Add( i18n->GetName().BeforeLast( '_' ) );
+
+        fn = FindFileInSearchPaths( ss, aBaseName, &altsubdirs );
+
+        if( !fn )
+            fn = FindFileInSearchPaths( ss, aBaseName, &subdirs );
+    }
+
+    // Step 3 : if not found Try to find help file in help/en
+    if( !fn )
+    {
+        subdirs.RemoveAt( subdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
+        altsubdirs.RemoveAt( altsubdirs.GetCount() - 1 );
+        subdirs.Add( wxT( "en" ) );
+        altsubdirs.Add( wxT( "en" ) );
+
+        fn = FindFileInSearchPaths( ss, aBaseName, &altsubdirs );
+
+        if( !fn )
+            fn = FindFileInSearchPaths( ss, aBaseName, &subdirs );
+    }
+
+    return fn;
+}

common/single_top.cpp

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 */
 
 
+#include <typeinfo>
 #include <macros.h>
 #include <fctsys.h>
 #include <wx/dynlib.h>
@@ -182,10 +183,6 @@ static const wxString dso_full_path( const wxString& aAbsoluteArgv0 )
     return fn.GetFullPath();
 }
 
-// Use of this is arbitrary, remember single_top only knows about a single DSO.
-// Could have used one from the KIWAY also.
-static wxDynamicLibrary dso;
-
 
 // Only a single KIWAY is supported in this single_top top level component,
 // which is dedicated to loading only a single DSO.
@@ -230,6 +227,32 @@ struct APP_SINGLE_TOP : public wxApp
         return wxApp::OnExit();
     }
 
+    int OnRun()             // overload wxApp virtual
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return wxApp::OnRun();
+        }
+        catch( const std::exception& e )
+        {
+            wxLogError( wxT( "Unhandled exception class: %s  what: %s" ),
+                GetChars( FROM_UTF8( typeid(e).name() )),
+                GetChars( FROM_UTF8( e.what() ) ) );;
+        }
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
+        {
+            wxLogError( wxT( "Unhandled exception class: %s  what: %s" ),
+                GetChars( FROM_UTF8( typeid( ioe ).name() ) ),
+                GetChars( ioe.errorText ) );
+        }
+        catch(...)
+        {
+            wxLogError( wxT( "Unhandled exception of unknown type" ) );
+        }
+
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Function MacOpenFile
      * is specific to MacOSX (not used under Linux or Windows).
@@ -261,6 +284,15 @@ IMPLEMENT_APP( APP_SINGLE_TOP );
 static KIFACE_GETTER_FUNC* get_kiface_getter( const wxString& aDSOName )
 {
 #if defined(BUILD_KIWAY_DLL)
+
+    // Remember single_top only knows about a single DSO.  Using an automatic
+    // with a defeated destructor, see Detach() below, so that the DSO program
+    // image stays in RAM until process termination, and specifically
+    // beyond the point in time at which static destructors are run.  Otherwise
+    // a static wxDynamicLibrary's destructor might create an out of sequence
+    // problem.  This was never detected, so it's only a preventative strategy.
+    wxDynamicLibrary dso;
+
     void*   addr = NULL;
 
     if( !dso.Load( aDSOName, wxDL_VERBATIM | wxDL_NOW ) )
@@ -275,6 +307,9 @@ static KIFACE_GETTER_FUNC* get_kiface_getter( const wxString& aDSOName )
         // No further reporting required here.
     }
 
+    // Tell dso's wxDynamicLibrary destructor not to Unload() the program image.
+    (void) dso.Detach();
+
     return (KIFACE_GETTER_FUNC*) addr;
 
 #else

cvpcb/autosel.cpp

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void CVPCB_MAINFRAME::AssocieModule( wxCommandEvent& event )
         {
             fn.SetExt( fn.GetExt() + wxT( "." ) + FootprintAliasFileExtension );
         }
-        tmp = search.FindValidPath( fn );
+        tmp = search.FindValidPath( fn.GetFullPath() );
 
         if( !tmp )
         {

cvpcb/cfg.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <fctsys.h>
-#include <pgm_base.h>
+#include <kiface_i.h>
 #include <fp_lib_table.h>
 #include <id.h>
 #include <common.h>
@@ -42,29 +42,24 @@
 #include <class_DisplayFootprintsFrame.h>
 
 
-#define GROUP wxT("/cvpcb")
-#define GROUPLIB wxT("/pcbnew/libraries")
-#define GROUPEQU wxT("/cvpcb/libraries")
-
-
 PARAM_CFG_ARRAY& CVPCB_MAINFRAME::GetProjectFileParameters()
 {
     if( !m_projectFileParams.empty() )
         return m_projectFileParams;
 
-    m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_BASE( GROUPLIB, PARAM_COMMAND_ERASE ) );
+    m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_BASE( GROUP_PCB_LIBS, PARAM_COMMAND_ERASE ) );
 
     m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_LIBNAME_LIST(
-        wxT( "LibName" ), &m_ModuleLibNames, GROUPLIB ) );
+        wxT( "LibName" ), &m_ModuleLibNames, GROUP_PCB_LIBS ) );
 
     m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_LIBNAME_LIST(
-        wxT( "EquName" ), &m_AliasLibNames, GROUPEQU ) );
+        wxT( "EquName" ), &m_AliasLibNames, GROUP_CVP_EQU ) );
 
     m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_WXSTRING(
         wxT( "NetIExt" ), &m_NetlistFileExtension ) );
 
     m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_FILENAME(
-        wxT( "LibDir" ), &m_UserLibraryPath, GROUPLIB ) );
+        wxT( "LibDir" ), &m_UserLibraryPath, GROUP_PCB_LIBS ) );
 
     return m_projectFileParams;
 }
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ void CVPCB_MAINFRAME::LoadProjectFile( const wxString& aFileName )
     fn.SetExt( ProjectFileExtension );
 
     // was: Pgm().ReadProjectConfig( fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters(), false );
-    prj.ConfigLoad( prj.PcbSearchS(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters(), false );
+    prj.ConfigLoad( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP_CVP, GetProjectFileParameters(), false );
 
     if( m_NetlistFileExtension.IsEmpty() )
         m_NetlistFileExtension = wxT( "net" );
@@ -133,7 +128,7 @@ void CVPCB_MAINFRAME::SaveProjectFile( wxCommandEvent& aEvent )
     // Pgm().WriteProjectConfig( fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters() );
 
     PROJECT&        prj = Prj();
-    SEARCH_STACK&   search = prj.SchSearchS();
 
-    prj.ConfigSave( search, fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters() );
+    prj.ConfigSave( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP_CVP, GetProjectFileParameters() );
 }
+

cvpcb/class_DisplayFootprintsFrame.cpp

@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ MODULE* DISPLAY_FOOTPRINTS_FRAME::Get_Module( const wxString& aFootprintName )
 
         footprint = FootprintLibs()->FootprintLoad( FROM_UTF8( nickname.c_str() ), FROM_UTF8( fpname.c_str() ) );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return NULL;

cvpcb/cvframe.cpp

@@ -301,13 +301,6 @@ void CVPCB_MAINFRAME::OnCloseWindow( wxCloseEvent& Event )
         }
     }
 
-    // Close the help frame
-    if( Pgm().GetHtmlHelpController() )
-    {
-        if( Pgm().GetHtmlHelpController()->GetFrame() )// returns NULL if no help frame active
-            Pgm().GetHtmlHelpController()->GetFrame()->Close( true );
-    }
-
     if( m_NetlistFileName.IsOk() )
     {
         UpdateFileHistory( m_NetlistFileName.GetFullPath() );
@@ -846,7 +839,7 @@ int CVPCB_MAINFRAME::ReadSchematicNetlist()
         else
             wxMessageBox( _( "Unknown netlist format." ), wxEmptyString, wxOK | wxICON_ERROR );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         msg = wxString::Format( _( "Error loading netlist.\n%s" ), ioe.errorText.GetData() );
         wxMessageBox( msg, _( "Netlist Load Error" ), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR );

eeschema/class_libentry.cpp

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool LIB_ALIAS::SaveDoc( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter )
 
         aFormatter.Print( 0, "$ENDCMP\n" );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         return false;
     }

eeschema/class_library.cpp

@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ bool CMP_LIBRARY::Save( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter )
 
         aFormatter.Print( 0, "#\n#End Library\n" );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         success = false;
     }
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ bool CMP_LIBRARY::SaveDocs( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter )
 
         aFormatter.Print( 0, "#\n#End Doc Library\n" );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         success = false;
     }

eeschema/dialogs/dialog_bom.cpp

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void DIALOG_BOM::installPluginsList()
         {
             cfg_parser.Parse();
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
 //            wxLogMessage( ioe.errorText );
         }

eeschema/eelibs_read_libraryfiles.cpp

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::LoadLibraries()
 
         if( !fn.FileExists() )
         {
-            tmp = lib_search.FindValidPath( fn );
+            tmp = lib_search.FindValidPath( fn.GetFullPath() );
 
             if( !tmp )
             {

eeschema/eeschema_config.cpp

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ PARAM_CFG_ARRAY& SCH_EDIT_FRAME::GetProjectFileParametersList()
                                                            &m_userLibraryPath ) );
     m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_LIBNAME_LIST( wxT( "LibName" ),
                                                                &m_componentLibFiles,
-                                                               GROUPLIB ) );
+                                                               GROUP_SCH_LIBS ) );
     m_projectFileParams.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_WXSTRING( wxT( "NetFmtName" ),
                                                          &m_netListFormat) );
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::LoadProjectFile( const wxString& aFileName, bool aForceRere
     // extension (.pro).
     fn.SetExt( ProjectFileExtension );
 
-    if( !prj.ConfigLoad( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP,
+    if( !prj.ConfigLoad( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP_SCH,
             GetProjectFileParametersList(), !aForceReread ) )
     {
         m_componentLibFiles = liblist_tmp;
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::LoadProjectFile( const wxString& aFileName, bool aForceRere
     pglayout.SetPageLayout(BASE_SCREEN::m_PageLayoutDescrFileName);
 
     // libraries in the *.pro file take precedence over standard library search paths,
-    // but not over the director of the project, which is at index 0.
+    // but not over the directory of the project, which is at index 0.
     prj.SchSearchS().AddPaths( m_userLibraryPath, 1 );
 
     // If the list is empty, force loading the standard power symbol library.
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::SaveProjectSettings( bool aAskForSave )
     }
 
     prj.ConfigSave( Kiface().KifaceSearch(),
-            fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParametersList() );
+            fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP_SCH, GetProjectFileParametersList() );
 }
 
 
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::LoadSettings( wxConfigBase* aCfg )
         {
             m_TemplateFieldNames.Parse( &lexer );
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR& e )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& e )
         {
             // @todo show error msg
             DBG( printf( "templatefieldnames parsing error: '%s'\n",

eeschema/eeschema_config.h

@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <config_params.h>
 
-#define GROUP       wxT( "/eeschema" )
-#define GROUPCOMMON wxT( "/common" )
-#define GROUPLIB    wxT( "libraries" )
 
 /* saving parameters option : */
 #define INSETUP true    /* used when the parameter is saved in general config

eeschema/netform.cpp

@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ bool NETLIST_EXPORT_TOOL::WriteKiCadNetList( const wxString& aOutFileName )
 
         xroot->Format( &formatter, 0 );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( NULL, ioe.errorText );
         return false;

eeschema/schframe.cpp

@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::OnPrint( wxCommandEvent& event )
 
         // was: wxGetApp().WriteProjectConfig( fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParametersList() );
         Prj().ConfigSave( Kiface().KifaceSearch(),
-                fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParametersList() );
+                fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP_SCH, GetProjectFileParametersList() );
     }
 }
 

eeschema/symbedit.cpp

@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ void LIB_EDIT_FRAME::SaveOneSymbol()
             formatter.Print( 0, "ENDDRAW\n" );
             formatter.Print( 0, "ENDDEF\n" );
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             msg.Printf( _( "An error occurred attempting to save symbol file '%s'" ),
                         GetChars( fn.GetFullPath() ) );
             DisplayError( this, msg );
         }
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return;

include/bin_mod.h

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ struct BIN_MOD
     wxString            m_help_file;
 
     SEARCH_STACK        m_search;
+
+
 };
 
 #endif // BIN_MOD_H_

include/common.h

@@ -589,4 +589,25 @@ wxString FormatDateLong( const wxDateTime &aDate );
  */
 void SystemDirsAppend( SEARCH_STACK* aSearchStack );
 
+
+/**
+ * Function SearchHelpFileFullPath
+ * returns the help file's full path.
+ * <p>
+ * Return the KiCad help file with path.
+ * If the help file for the current locale is not found, an attempt to find
+ * the English version of the help file is made.
+ * Help file is searched in directories in this order:
+ *  help/\<canonical name\> like help/en_GB
+ *  help/\<short name\> like help/en
+ *  help/en
+ * </p>
+ * @param aSearchStack contains some possible base dirs that may be above the
+ *  the one actually holding @a aBaseName.  These are starting points for nested searches.
+ * @param aBaseName is the name of the help file to search for.
+ * @return  wxEmptyString is returned if aBaseName is not found, else the full path & filename.
+ */
+wxString SearchHelpFileFullPath( const SEARCH_STACK& aSearchStack, const wxString& aBaseName );
+
+
 #endif  // INCLUDE__COMMON_H_

include/config_params.h

@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
 #include <limits>
 
 
+#define GROUP_PCB           wxT( "/pcbnew" )
+#define GROUP_SCH           wxT( "/eeschema" )
+#define GROUP_PCB_LIBS      wxT( "/pcbnew/libraries" )
+#define GROUP_SCH_LIBS      wxT( "/eeschema/libraries" )
+#define GROUP_COMMON        wxT( "/common" )
+
+#define GROUP_CVP           wxT("/cvpcb")
+//#define GROUP_CVP_LIBS      wxT("/pcbnew/libraries")
+#define GROUP_CVP_EQU       wxT("/cvpcb/libraries")
+
+
 #define CONFIG_VERSION      1
 #define FORCE_LOCAL_CONFIG  true
 

include/fp_lib_table.h

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class wxFileName;
 class OUTPUTFORMATTER;
 class MODULE;
 class FP_LIB_TABLE_LEXER;
+class FPID;
 class NETLIST;
 class REPORTER;
 class SEARCH_STACK;
@@ -455,6 +456,21 @@ public:
 
     //-----</PLUGIN API SUBSET, REBASED ON aNickname>---------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Function FootprintLoadWithOptionalNickname
+     * loads a footprint having @a aFootprintId with possibly an empty nickname.
+     *
+     * @param aFootprintId the [nickname] & fooprint name of the footprint to load.
+     *
+     * @return  MODULE* - if found caller owns it, else NULL if not found.
+     *
+     * @throw   IO_ERROR if the library cannot be found or read.  No exception
+     *          is thrown in the case where aFootprintName cannot be found.
+     * @throw   PARSE_ERROR if @a aFootprintId is not parsed OK.
+     */
+    MODULE* FootprintLoadWithOptionalNickname( const FPID& aFootprintId )
+        throw( IO_ERROR, PARSE_ERROR );
+
     /**
      * Function GetDescription
      * returns the library desicription from @a aNickname, or an empty string
@@ -499,19 +515,6 @@ public:
      */
     bool IsEmpty( bool aIncludeFallback = true );
 
-    /**
-     * Function ConvertFromLegacy
-     * converts the footprint names in \a aNetList from the legacy format to the #FPID format.
-     *
-     * @param aNetList is the #NETLIST object to convert.
-     * @param aLibNames is the list of legacy footprint library names from the currently loaded
-     *                  project.
-     * @param aReporter is the #REPORTER object to dump messages into.
-     * @return true if all footprint names were successfully converted to a valid FPID.
-     */
-    bool ConvertFromLegacy( SEARCH_STACK& aSStack, NETLIST& aNetList,
-            const wxArrayString& aLibNames, REPORTER* aReporter = NULL ) throw( IO_ERROR );
-
     /**
      * Function ExpandSubstitutions
      * replaces any environment variable references with their values and is

include/fpid.h

@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ public:
      */
     bool IsValid() const { return !nickname.empty() && !footprint.empty(); }
 
-
     /**
      * Function IsLegacy
      * @return true if the #FPID only has the #footprint name defined.

include/gestfich.h

@@ -89,28 +89,6 @@ int ExecuteFile( wxWindow* frame, const wxString& ExecFile,
  */
 void AddDelimiterString( wxString& string );
 
-/**
- * Function FindKicadHelpPath
- * finds the absolute path for KiCad "help" (or "help/&ltlanguage&gt")
- *  Find path kicad/doc/help/xx/ or kicad/doc/help/:
- *  from BinDir
- *  else from environment variable KICAD
- *  else from one of s_HelpPathList
- *  typically c:/kicad/doc/help or /usr/share/kicad/help
- *            or /usr/local/share/kicad/help
- *  (must have kicad in path name)
- *
- *  xx = iso639-1 language id (2 letters (generic) or 4 letters):
- *  fr = french (or fr_FR)
- *  en = English (or en_GB or en_US ...)
- *  de = deutch
- *  es = spanish
- *  pt = portuguese (or pt_BR ...)
- *
- *  default = en (if not found = fr)
- */
-wxString FindKicadHelpPath();
-
 /**
  * Function KicadDatasPath
  * returns the data path common to KiCad.

include/kiface_i.h

@@ -100,27 +100,11 @@ public:
 
     wxConfigBase* KifaceSettings() const                { return m_bm.m_config; }
 
-    const wxString& GetHelpFileName() const             { return m_bm.m_help_file; }
-    void SetHelpFileName( const wxString& aFileName )   { m_bm.m_help_file = aFileName; }
-
     /**
-     * Function GetHelpFile
-     * gets the help file path.
-     * <p>
-     * Return the KiCad help file with path.  The base paths defined in
-     * m_searchPaths are tested for a valid file.  The path returned can
-     * be relative depending on the paths added to m_searchPaths.  See the
-     * documentation for wxPathList for more information. If the help file
-     * for the current locale is not found, an attempt to find the English
-     * version of the help file is made.
-     * wxEmptyString is returned if help file not found.
-     * Help file is searched in directories in this order:
-     *  help/\<canonical name\> like help/en_GB
-     *  help/\<short name\> like help/en
-     *  help/en
-     * </p>
+     * Function GetHelpFileName
+     * returns just the basename portion of the current help file.
      */
-    wxString GetHelpFile();
+    const wxString& GetHelpFileName() const             { return m_bm.m_help_file; }
 
     wxFileHistory& GetFileHistory()                     { return m_bm.m_history; }
 

include/pgm_base.h

@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ public:
 
     //----<Cross Module API>-----------------------------------------------------
 
-    VTBL_ENTRY wxHtmlHelpController* GetHtmlHelpController()        { return m_html_ctrl; }
-
-    VTBL_ENTRY void SetHtmlHelpController( wxHtmlHelpController* aController );
+    VTBL_ENTRY wxHtmlHelpController* HtmlHelpController();
 
     VTBL_ENTRY wxConfigBase* CommonSettings() const                 { return m_common_settings; }
 
@@ -161,12 +159,6 @@ public:
 
     VTBL_ENTRY void SetLanguagePath();
 
-    /**
-     * Function InitOnLineHelp
-     * initializes KiCad's online help.
-     */
-    VTBL_ENTRY void InitOnLineHelp();
-
     /**
      * Function ReadPdfBrowserInfos
      * reads the PDF browser choice from the common configuration.
@@ -217,6 +209,8 @@ protected:
      */
     bool initPgm();
 
+    void initHtmlHelpController();
+
     /**
      * Function loadCommonSettings
      * loads the program (process) settings subset which are stored in .kicad_common

include/project.h

@@ -131,15 +131,6 @@ public:
     /// Accessor for Eeschema search stack.
     VTBL_ENTRY SEARCH_STACK&  SchSearchS()      { return m_sch_search; }
 
-    /**
-     * Function PcbSearchS
-     * returns the obsolete footprint library search stack.
-     * Projects created before the FP_LIB_TABLE support will have footprint
-     * search paths in the *.pro files.  Projects created after the FP_LIB_TABLE
-     * support will not.  This stack is used for conversion from old to new only.
-     */
-    VTBL_ENTRY SEARCH_STACK&  PcbSearchS()      { return m_pcb_search; }
-
     VTBL_ENTRY  wxString GetModuleLibraryNickname()     { return m_module_library_nickname; }
     VTBL_ENTRY  void SetModuleLibraryNickname( const wxString& aNickName ) {  m_module_library_nickname = aNickName; }
 

include/ptree.h

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ typedef const PTREE                     CPTREE;
  *     PTREE   doc;
  *     Scan( &doc, &lexer );
  * }
- * catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+ * catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
  * {
  *     fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", TO_UTF8( ioe.errorText ) );
  * }

include/search_stack.h

@@ -39,21 +39,6 @@ public:
             return wxPathList::FindValidPath( aFileName );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Function FindValidPath
-     * KiCad saves user defined library files that are not in the standard
-     * library search path list with the full file path.  Calling the library
-     * search path list with a user library file will fail.  This helper method
-     * solves that problem.
-     * @param fileName
-     * @return a wxEmptyString if library file is not found.
-     */
-    wxString FindValidPath( const wxFileName& aFileName ) const
-    {
-        // call wxPathList::FindValidPath( const wxString& );
-        return wxPathList::FindValidPath( aFileName.GetFullPath() );
-    }
-
     /**
      * Function AddPaths
      * insert or append path(s)
@@ -72,15 +57,6 @@ public:
      * ";" on windows, or ":" | ";" on unix.
      */
     void RemovePaths( const wxString& aPaths );
-
-    /**
-     * Function FindFileInSearchPaths
-     * looks in "this" for \a aFilename, but first modifies every search
-     * path by appending a list of path fragments from aSubdirs.  That modification
-     * is not rentative.
-     */
-    wxString FindFileInSearchPaths( const wxString&      aFilename,
-                                    const wxArrayString* aSubdirs = NULL );
 };
 
 

include/wxstruct.h

@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ protected:
      */
     virtual wxConfigBase* config();
 
+    /**
+     * Function sys_search
+     * returns a SEARCH_STACK pertaining to entire program, and is overloaded in
+     * KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME
+     */
+    virtual const SEARCH_STACK& sys_search();
+
+    virtual wxString help_name();
+
 public:
     EDA_BASE_FRAME( wxWindow* aParent, ID_DRAWFRAME_TYPE aFrameType,
         const wxString& aTitle, const wxPoint& aPos, const wxSize& aSize,

kicad/kicad.h

@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ class KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME : public EDA_BASE_FRAME
 protected:
     wxConfigBase*       config();       // override EDA_BASE_FRAME virtual
 
+    const SEARCH_STACK& sys_search();   // override EDA_BASE_FRAME virtual
+
+    wxString help_name();               // override EDA_BASE_FRAME virtual
+
+
 public:
     TREE_PROJECT_FRAME* m_LeftWin;
     LAUNCHER_PANEL*     m_Launcher;

kicad/mainframe.cpp

@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ wxConfigBase* KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::config()
 }
 
 
+const SEARCH_STACK& KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::sys_search()
+{
+    return Pgm().SysSearch();
+}
+
+
+wxString KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::help_name()
+{
+    return Pgm().GetHelpFileName();
+}
+
+
 void KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::PrintMsg( const wxString& aText )
 {
     m_MessagesBox->AppendText( aText );
@@ -157,15 +169,6 @@ void KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::OnCloseWindow( wxCloseEvent& Event )
 
     Event.SetCanVeto( true );
 
-    // Close the help frame
-    if( Pgm().GetHtmlHelpController() )
-    {
-        if( Pgm().GetHtmlHelpController()->GetFrame() ) // returns NULL if no help frame active
-            Pgm().GetHtmlHelpController()->GetFrame()->Close( true );
-
-        Pgm().SetHtmlHelpController( NULL );
-    }
-
     m_LeftWin->Show( false );
 
     Destroy();

kicad/pgm_kicad.h

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public:
 
     SEARCH_STACK&   SysSearch()                 { return m_bm.m_search; }
 
+    wxString        GetHelpFileName()           { return m_bm.m_help_file; }
+
 protected:
 
     // The PGM_* classes can have difficulties at termination if they

kicad/tree_project_frame.cpp

@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ static const wxChar* s_allowedExtensionsToList[] =
  */
 
 /* File extension definitions. */
-const wxString  TextFileExtension( wxT( "txt" ) );
+const wxChar  TextFileExtension[] = wxT( "txt" );
 
 /* File wildcard definitions. */
-const wxString  TextFileWildcard( wxT( "Text files (*.txt)|*.txt" ) );
+const wxChar  TextFileWildcard[] = wxT( "Text files (*.txt)|*.txt" );
 
 
 /**
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ void TREE_PROJECT_FRAME::RemoveFilter( const wxString& filter )
 }
 
 
-
 /**
  * Called by the popup menu in the tree frame
  * Creates a new subdirectory inside the current kicad project directory

new/sch_dir_lib_source.cpp

@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ void DIR_LIB_SOURCE::Test( int argc, char** argv )
         printf( "std::exception\n" );
     }
 
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         printf( "exception: %s\n", (const char*) ioe.errorText.ToUTF8() ) );
     }

new/test_sch_lib_table.cpp

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
 
         printf( "%*s^\n", ioe.byteIndex>=1 ? ioe.byteIndex-1 : 0, "" );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         printf( "%s\n", (const char*) ioe.errorText.ToUTF8() );
     }

pagelayout_editor/page_layout_writer.cpp

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
             m_fileout = new FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER( aFilename );
             m_out = m_fileout;
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             wxMessageBox( ioe.errorText, _("Error writing page layout descr file" ) );
         }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public:
             m_writer = new STRING_FORMATTER();
             m_out = m_writer;
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             wxMessageBox( ioe.errorText, _("Error writing page layout descr file" ) );
         }

pcb_calculator/datafile_read_write.cpp

@@ -66,13 +66,16 @@ bool PCB_CALCULATOR_FRAME::ReadDataFile()
     {
         datafile_parser.Parse( datafile );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         delete datafile;
-        ioe.errorText += '\n';
-        ioe.errorText += _("Data file error.");
 
-        wxMessageBox( ioe.errorText );
+        wxString msg = ioe.errorText;
+
+        msg += wxChar('\n');
+        msg += _("Data file error.");
+
+        wxMessageBox( msg );
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ bool PCB_CALCULATOR_FRAME::WriteDataFile()
         while( nestlevel-- )
             formatter.Print( nestlevel, ")\n" );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         return false;
     }

pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -350,9 +350,6 @@ if( KICAD_SCRIPTING )
 
 endif()
 
-###
-# _pcbnew DLL/DSO file creation
-###
 
 if( BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN )
     set( GITHUB_PLUGIN_LIBRARIES github_plugin )
@@ -401,9 +398,14 @@ if( KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES )
 
     if( MAKE_LINK_MAPS )
         set_target_properties( _pcbnew PROPERTIES
-            LINK_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},-cref ${TO_LINKER},-Map=pcbnew.so.map" )
+            LINK_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},-cref ${TO_LINKER},-Map=pcbnew.so.map"
+            )
     endif()
 
+    if( ${OPENMP_FOUND} )
+        set_property( TARGET _pcbnew APPEND_STRING
+            PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " ${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS}" )
+        endif()
 endif()
 
 
@@ -429,7 +431,6 @@ if( DOXYGEN_FOUND )
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory docstrings
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory docstrings
             COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripting/build_tools/extract_docstrings.py pcbnew.py doxygen-xml/xml docstrings
-
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove pcbnew.py # force removal so it will be recreated later with the new docstrings
             COMMENT "building docstring files"
             WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
@@ -445,7 +446,6 @@ if( DOXYGEN_FOUND )
             DEPENDS Doxyfile_python
             DEPENDS xml-to-docstrings
             DEPENDS pcbnew.py
-
             COMMENT "building doxygen docs into directory doxygen-python/html"
             )
     endif()
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 
-
 if( MINGW )
     # PCBNEW_RESOURCES variable is set by the macro.
     mingw_resource_compiler( pcbnew )
@@ -485,8 +484,7 @@ add_custom_command(
        from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dialogs/dialog_freeroute_exchange_help.html"
     )
 
-set_source_files_properties( dialogs/dialog_freeroute_exchange.cpp
-    PROPERTIES
+set_source_files_properties( dialogs/dialog_freeroute_exchange.cpp PROPERTIES
     OBJECT_DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dialogs/dialog_freeroute_exchange_help_html.h
     )
 
@@ -511,14 +509,14 @@ endif()
 
 
 if( USE_KIWAY_DLLS )
+#if( false )
 
     # a very small program launcher for pcbnew_kiface
     add_executable( pcbnew WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
         ../common/single_top.cpp
-        ../common/pgm_base.cpp
         ${PCBNEW_RESOURCES}
         )
-    set_source_files_properties( ../common/single_top.cpp PROPERTIES
+    set_source_files_properties( ../common/single_top.cpp pcbnew.cpp PROPERTIES
         COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "TOP_FRAME=PCB_FRAME_TYPE;PGM_DATA_FILE_EXT=\"kicad_pcb\";BUILD_KIWAY_DLL"
         )
     target_link_libraries( pcbnew
@@ -539,9 +537,7 @@ if( USE_KIWAY_DLLS )
         ${PCBNEW_SRCS}
         ${PCBNEW_COMMON_SRCS}
         ${PCBNEW_SCRIPTING_SRCS}
-#        ${PCBNEW_RESOURCES}
         )
-
     set_target_properties( pcbnew_kiface PROPERTIES
         # Decorate OUTPUT_NAME with PREFIX and SUFFIX, creating something like
         # _pcbnew.so, _pcbnew.dll, or _pcbnew.kiface
@@ -583,7 +579,11 @@ if( USE_KIWAY_DLLS )
         )
     if( MAKE_LINK_MAPS )
         set_target_properties( pcbnew_kiface PROPERTIES
-            LINK_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},-cref ${TO_LINKER},-Map=_pcbnew.kiface.map" )
+            LINK_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},-cref ${TO_LINKER},-Map=_pcbnew.kiface.map"
+            )
+        set_target_properties( pcbnew PROPERTIES
+            LINK_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},-cref ${TO_LINKER},-Map=pcbnew.map"
+            )
     endif()
 
     # if building pcbnew, then also build pcbnew_kiface if out of date.
@@ -611,12 +611,16 @@ if( USE_KIWAY_DLLS )
 else()  # milestone A) kills this off:
 
     add_executable( pcbnew WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
+        ../common/single_top.cpp
         pcbnew.cpp
         ${PCBNEW_SRCS}
         ${PCBNEW_COMMON_SRCS}
         ${PCBNEW_SCRIPTING_SRCS}
         ${PCBNEW_RESOURCES}
         )
+    set_source_files_properties( ../common/single_top.cpp PROPERTIES
+        COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "TOP_FRAME=PCB_FRAME_TYPE;PGM_DATA_FILE_EXT=\"kicad_pcb\""
+        )
     target_link_libraries( pcbnew
         3d-viewer
         pcbcommon
@@ -651,28 +655,25 @@ else()  # milestone A) kills this off:
             )
     endif()
 
+    if( MAKE_LINK_MAPS )
+        # generate a link map with cross reference
+        set_target_properties( pcbnew PROPERTIES
+            LINK_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},-cref ${TO_LINKER},-Map=pcbnew.map"
+            )
+    endif()
+
     install( TARGETS pcbnew
         DESTINATION ${KICAD_BIN}
         COMPONENT binary
         )
-
 endif()
 
 
 add_dependencies( pcbnew lib-dependencies )
-###
-# Set properties for APPLE on pcbnew target
-###
 if( APPLE )
     set_target_properties( pcbnew PROPERTIES
-        MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist )
-endif()
-
-
-if( MAKE_LINK_MAPS )
-    # generate a link map with cross reference
-    set_target_properties( pcbnew PROPERTIES
-        LINK_FLAGS "${TO_LINKER},-cref ${TO_LINKER},-Map=pcbnew.map" )
+        MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist
+        )
 endif()
 
 
@@ -755,14 +756,15 @@ if( KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES )
 endif()
 
 
-# This one gets made only when testing.
-add_executable( specctra_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL specctra_test.cpp specctra.cpp )
-target_link_libraries( specctra_test common ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES} )
+if( false )     # haven't been used in years.
+    # This one gets made only when testing.
+    add_executable( specctra_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL specctra_test.cpp specctra.cpp )
+    target_link_libraries( specctra_test common ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES} )
 
 
-# This one gets made only when testing.
-add_executable( layer_widget_test WIN32 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+    # This one gets made only when testing.
+    add_executable( layer_widget_test WIN32 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
         layer_widget.cpp
         )
-target_link_libraries( layer_widget_test common ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES} )
-
+    target_link_libraries( layer_widget_test common ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES} )
+endif()

pcbnew/class_netclass.cpp

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 
 // This will get mapped to "kicad_default" in the specctra_export.
-const wxString NETCLASS::Default = wxT("Default");
+const wxChar NETCLASS::Default[] = wxT( "Default" );
 
 // Initial values for netclass initialization
 int NETCLASS::DEFAULT_CLEARANCE  = DMils2iu( 100 );  // track to track and track to pads clearance

pcbnew/class_netclass.h

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 
-    static const wxString Default;      ///< the name of the default NETCLASS
+    static const wxChar Default[];      ///< the name of the default NETCLASS
 
     /**
      * Constructor

pcbnew/clean.cpp

@@ -41,37 +41,20 @@
 #include <ratsnest_data.h>
 
 // Helper class used to clean tracks and vias
-class TRACKS_CLEANER : CONNECTIONS
+class TRACKS_CLEANER: CONNECTIONS
 {
 private:
-    BOARD* m_Brd;
-    bool m_deleteUnconnectedTracks;
-    bool m_mergeSegments;
-    bool m_cleanVias;
+    BOARD * m_Brd;
 
 public:
-    TRACKS_CLEANER( BOARD* aPcb );
+    TRACKS_CLEANER( BOARD * aPcb );
 
     /**
      * the cleanup function.
      * return true if some item was modified
      */
-    bool CleanupBoard();
-
-    void SetdeleteUnconnectedTracksOpt( bool aDelete )
-    {
-        m_deleteUnconnectedTracks = aDelete;
-    }
-
-    void SetMergeSegmentsOpt( bool aMerge )
-    {
-        m_mergeSegments = aMerge;
-    }
-
-    void SetCleanViasOpt( bool aClean )
-    {
-        m_cleanVias = aClean;
-    }
+    bool CleanupBoard(PCB_EDIT_FRAME *aFrame, bool aCleanVias,
+                      bool aMergeSegments, bool aDeleteUnconnected);
 
 private:
 
@@ -103,7 +86,8 @@ private:
      * merge aTrackRef and aCandidate, when possible,
      * i.e. when they are colinear, same width, and obviously same layer
      */
-    TRACK* mergeCollinearSegmentIfPossible( TRACK* aTrackRef, TRACK* aCandidate, int aEndType );
+    TRACK* mergeCollinearSegmentIfPossible( TRACK* aTrackRef,
+                                           TRACK* aCandidate, int aEndType );
 };
 
 /* Install the cleanup dialog frame to know what should be cleaned
@@ -117,19 +101,9 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::Clean_Pcb()
 
     wxBusyCursor( dummy );
     TRACKS_CLEANER cleaner( GetBoard() );
-    cleaner.SetdeleteUnconnectedTracksOpt( dlg.m_deleteUnconnectedSegm );
-    cleaner.SetMergeSegmentsOpt( dlg.m_mergeSegments );
-    cleaner.SetCleanViasOpt( dlg.m_cleanVias );
-
-    if( cleaner.CleanupBoard() )
-    {
-        // Clear undo and redo lists to avoid inconsistencies between lists
-        GetScreen()->ClearUndoRedoList();
-        SetCurItem( NULL );
-        Compile_Ratsnest( NULL, true );
-        OnModify();
-    }
 
+    cleaner.CleanupBoard( this, dlg.m_cleanVias, dlg.m_mergeSegments, 
+                          dlg.m_deleteUnconnectedSegm );
     m_canvas->Refresh( true );
 }
 
@@ -142,30 +116,38 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::Clean_Pcb()
  *  Create segments when track ends are incorrectly connected:
  *  i.e. when a track end covers a pad or a via but is not exactly on the pad or the via center
  */
-bool TRACKS_CLEANER::CleanupBoard()
+bool TRACKS_CLEANER::CleanupBoard( PCB_EDIT_FRAME *aFrame,
+                                   bool aCleanVias,
+                                   bool aMergeSegments,
+                                   bool aDeleteUnconnected )
 {
     bool modified = false;
 
     // delete redundant vias
-    if( m_cleanVias && clean_vias() )
-        modified = true;
+    modified |= (aCleanVias && clean_vias());
 
     // Remove null segments and intermediate points on aligned segments
-    if( m_mergeSegments && clean_segments() )
-        modified = true;
+    modified |= (aMergeSegments && clean_segments());
 
     // Delete dangling tracks
-    if( m_deleteUnconnectedTracks && deleteUnconnectedTracks() )
-        modified = true;
+    modified |= (aDeleteUnconnected && deleteUnconnectedTracks());
 
+    if( modified )
+    {
+        // Clear undo and redo lists to avoid inconsistencies between lists
+        // XXX This is very involved... maybe a member in PCB_EDIT_FRAME
+        // would be better?
+        aFrame->GetScreen()->ClearUndoRedoList();
+        aFrame->SetCurItem( NULL );
+        aFrame->Compile_Ratsnest( NULL, true );
+        aFrame->OnModify();
+    }
     return modified;
 }
 
-TRACKS_CLEANER::TRACKS_CLEANER( BOARD* aPcb ) : CONNECTIONS( aPcb )
+TRACKS_CLEANER::TRACKS_CLEANER( BOARD * aPcb ): CONNECTIONS( aPcb )
 {
     m_Brd = aPcb;
-    m_deleteUnconnectedTracks = false;
-    m_mergeSegments = false;
 
     // Build connections info
     BuildPadsList();
@@ -177,22 +159,22 @@ void TRACKS_CLEANER::buildTrackConnectionInfo()
     BuildTracksCandidatesList( m_Brd->m_Track, NULL);
 
     // clear flags and variables used in cleanup
-    for( TRACK* track = m_Brd->m_Track; track; track = track->Next() )
+    for( TRACK * track = m_Brd->m_Track; track; track = track->Next() )
     {
         track->start = NULL;
         track->end = NULL;
         track->m_PadsConnected.clear();
-        track->SetState( START_ON_PAD | END_ON_PAD | BUSY, false );
+        track->SetState( START_ON_PAD|END_ON_PAD|BUSY, false );
     }
 
     // Build connections info tracks to pads
     SearchTracksConnectedToPads();
-    for( TRACK* track = m_Brd->m_Track; track; track = track->Next() )
+    for( TRACK * track = m_Brd->m_Track; track; track = track->Next() )
     {
         // Mark track if connected to pads
         for( unsigned jj = 0; jj < track->m_PadsConnected.size(); jj++ )
         {
-            D_PAD* pad = track->m_PadsConnected[jj];
+            D_PAD * pad = track->m_PadsConnected[jj];
 
             if( pad->HitTest( track->GetStart() ) )
             {
@@ -211,7 +193,6 @@ void TRACKS_CLEANER::buildTrackConnectionInfo()
 
 bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_vias()
 {
-    TRACK* next_track;
     bool modified = false;
 
     for( TRACK* track = m_Brd->m_Track; track; track = track->Next() )
@@ -229,6 +210,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_vias()
         // Search and delete others vias at same location
         TRACK* alt_track = track->Next();
 
+        TRACK* next_track;
         for( ; alt_track != NULL; alt_track = next_track )
         {
             next_track = alt_track->Next();
@@ -249,6 +231,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_vias()
     }
 
     // Delete Via on pads at same location
+    TRACK* next_track;
     for( TRACK* track = m_Brd->m_Track; track != NULL; track = next_track )
     {
         next_track = track->Next();
@@ -260,9 +243,9 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_vias()
         // if one pad through is found, the via can be removed
         for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < track->m_PadsConnected.size(); ii++ )
         {
-            D_PAD* pad = track->m_PadsConnected[ii];
+            D_PAD * pad = track->m_PadsConnected[ii];
 
-            if( ( pad->GetLayerMask() & ALL_CU_LAYERS ) == ALL_CU_LAYERS )
+            if( (pad->GetLayerMask() & ALL_CU_LAYERS) == ALL_CU_LAYERS )
             {
                 // redundant: via delete it
                 m_Brd->GetRatsnest()->Remove( track );
@@ -295,8 +278,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::deleteUnconnectedTracks()
     {
         item_erased = false;
         TRACK* next_track;
-
-        for( TRACK* track = m_Brd->m_Track; track ; track = next_track )
+        for( TRACK * track = m_Brd->m_Track; track ; track = next_track )
         {
             next_track = track->Next();
 
@@ -317,7 +299,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::deleteUnconnectedTracks()
             LAYER_NUM top_layer, bottom_layer;
             ZONE_CONTAINER* zone;
 
-            if( ( type_end & START_ON_PAD ) == 0 )
+            if( (type_end & START_ON_PAD ) == 0 )
             {
                 TRACK* other = track->GetTrace( m_Brd->m_Track, NULL, FLG_START );
 
@@ -339,7 +321,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::deleteUnconnectedTracks()
                     }
                 }
 
-                if( ( other == NULL ) && ( zone == NULL ) )
+                if( (other == NULL) && (zone == NULL) )
                 {
                     flag_erase |= 1;
                 }
@@ -427,7 +409,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::deleteUnconnectedTracks()
                                                                    via->GetNetCode() );
                         }
 
-                        if( ( other == NULL ) && ( zone == NULL ) )
+                        if( (other == NULL) && (zone == NULL) )
                             flag_erase |= 0x20;
 
                         track->SetState( BUSY, false );
@@ -459,8 +441,6 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_segments()
     bool modified = false;
     TRACK*          segment, * nextsegment;
     TRACK*          other;
-    int             flag, no_inc;
-
 
     // Delete null segments
     for( segment = m_Brd->m_Track; segment; segment = nextsegment )
@@ -472,6 +452,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_segments()
             m_Brd->GetRatsnest()->Remove( segment );
             segment->ViewRelease();
             segment->DeleteStructure();
+            modified = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -524,7 +505,8 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_segments()
         if( segment->Type() != PCB_TRACE_T )
             continue;
 
-        flag = no_inc = 0;
+        unsigned flag = 0;
+        bool no_inc = false;
 
         // search for a possible point connected to the START point of the current segment
         for( segStart = segment->Next(); ; )
@@ -603,7 +585,7 @@ bool TRACKS_CLEANER::clean_segments()
 
             if( segDelete )
             {
-                no_inc = 1;
+                no_inc = true;
                 m_Brd->GetRatsnest()->Remove( segDelete );
                 segDelete->ViewRelease();
                 segDelete->DeleteStructure();

pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_netlist.cpp

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::InstallNetlistFrame( wxDC* DC )
 
         // was: wxGetApp().WriteProjectConfig( fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters() );
         Prj().ConfigSave( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(),
-                GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters() );
+                GROUP_PCB, GetProjectFileParameters() );
     }
 }
 
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ bool DIALOG_NETLIST::verifyFootprints( const wxString&         aNetlistFilename,
         std::auto_ptr< NETLIST_READER > nlr( netlistReader );
         netlistReader->LoadNetlist();
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         msg.Printf( _( "Error loading netlist file:\n%s" ), ioe.errorText.GetData() );
         wxMessageBox( msg, _( "Netlist Load Error" ), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR );

pcbnew/exporters/export_idf.cpp

@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ bool Export_IDF3( BOARD* aPcb, const wxString& aFullFileName, double aUseThou )
 
         idfBoard.Finish();
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         wxLogDebug( wxT( "An error occurred attemping export to IDFv3.\n\nError: %s" ),
                     GetChars( ioe.errorText ) );

pcbnew/exporters/gen_modules_placefile.cpp

@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ bool PCB_EDIT_FRAME::DoGenFootprintsReport( const wxString& aFullFilename, bool
             fprintf( rptfile, "$EndMODULE  %s\n\n", TO_UTF8 (Module->GetReference() ) );
         }
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( NULL, ioe.errorText );
     }

pcbnew/files.cpp

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ bool PCB_EDIT_FRAME::OpenProjectFiles( const std::vector<wxString>& aFileSet, in
             SetBoard( loadedBoard );
         }
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "Error loading board.\n%s" ),
                                          ioe.errorText.GetData() );
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ bool PCB_EDIT_FRAME::SavePcbFile( const wxString& aFileName, bool aCreateBackupF
 
         pi->Save( pcbFileName.GetFullPath(), GetBoard(), NULL );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "Error saving board.\n%s" ),
                                          ioe.errorText.GetData() );

pcbnew/github/github_plugin.cpp

@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
             printf("[%d]:%s\n", i, TO_UTF8( fps[i] ) );
         }
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         printf( "%s\n", TO_UTF8(ioe.errorText) );
     }

pcbnew/io_mgr.h

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public:
  *   or
  *        IO_MGR::Save(...);
  *   }
- *   catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+ *   catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
  *   {
  *        // grab text from ioe, show in error window.
  *   }

pcbnew/librairi.cpp

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ MODULE* FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::Import_Module()
                 return NULL;
             }
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
             return NULL;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ MODULE* FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::Import_Module()
                 return NULL;
             }
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
             return NULL;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ MODULE* FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::Import_Module()
                 return NULL;
             }
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
             return NULL;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::Export_Module( MODULE* aModule )
         fprintf( fp, "%s", pcb_io.GetStringOutput( false ).c_str() );
         fclose( fp );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ bool FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::SaveCurrentModule( const wxString* aLibPath )
 
         pi->FootprintSave( libPath, GetBoard()->m_Modules );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return false;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ wxString FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::CreateNewLibrary()
             writable = pi->IsFootprintLibWritable( libPath );
             exists   = true;    // no exception was thrown, lib must exist.
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& )
         {
             // ignore, original values of 'writable' and 'exists' are accurate.
         }
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ wxString FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::CreateNewLibrary()
 
         pi->FootprintLibCreate( libPath );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return wxEmptyString;
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ bool FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::DeleteModuleFromCurrentLibrary()
     {
         FootprintLibs()->FootprintDelete( nickname, fpname );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return false;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::ArchiveModulesOnBoard( bool aNewModulesOnly )
             }
         }
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
     }
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ bool PCB_BASE_FRAME::Save_Module_In_Library( const wxString& aLibrary,
         // own if the library or footprint is not writable.
         FootprintLibs()->FootprintSave( aLibrary, aModule );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return false;

pcbnew/loadcmp.cpp

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ MODULE* PCB_BASE_FRAME::LoadModuleFromLibrary( const wxString& aLibrary,
     {
         module = loadFootprint( fpid );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         wxLogDebug( wxT( "An error occurred attemping to load footprint '%s'.\n\nError: %s" ),
                     fpid.Format().c_str(), GetChars( ioe.errorText ) );
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ MODULE* PCB_BASE_FRAME::LoadModuleFromLibrary( const wxString& aLibrary,
             {
                 module = loadFootprint( fpid );
             }
-            catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+            catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
             {
                 wxLogDebug( wxT( "An error occurred attemping to load footprint '%s'.\n\nError: %s" ),
                             fpid.Format().c_str(), GetChars( ioe.errorText ) );
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ MODULE* PCB_BASE_FRAME::LoadFootprint( const FPID& aFootprintId )
     {
         module = loadFootprint( aFootprintId );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         wxLogDebug( wxT( "An error occurred attemping to load footprint '%s'.\n\nError: %s" ),
                     aFootprintId.Format().c_str(), GetChars( ioe.errorText ) );
@@ -321,31 +321,7 @@ MODULE* PCB_BASE_FRAME::loadFootprint( const FPID& aFootprintId )
 
     wxCHECK_MSG( fptbl, NULL, wxT( "Cannot look up FPID in NULL FP_LIB_TABLE." ) );
 
-    wxString   nickname = aFootprintId.GetLibNickname();
-    wxString   fpname   = aFootprintId.GetFootprintName();
-
-    if( nickname.size() )
-    {
-        return fptbl->FootprintLoad( nickname, fpname );
-    }
-
-    // user did not enter a nickname, just a footprint name, help him out a little:
-    else
-    {
-        std::vector<wxString> nicks = fptbl->GetLogicalLibs();
-
-        // Search each library going through libraries alphabetically.
-        for( unsigned i = 0;  i<nicks.size();  ++i )
-        {
-            // FootprintLoad() returns NULL on not found, does not throw exception
-            // unless there's an IO_ERROR.
-            MODULE* ret = fptbl->FootprintLoad( nicks[i], fpname );
-            if( ret )
-                return ret;
-        }
-
-        return NULL;
-    }
+    return fptbl->FootprintLoadWithOptionalNickname( aFootprintId );
 }
 
 
@@ -557,7 +533,7 @@ void FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::OnSaveLibraryAs( wxCommandEvent& aEvent )
             // m is deleted here by auto_ptr.
         }
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
         return;

pcbnew/moduleframe.cpp

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ wxString FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::getLibPath()
 
         return row->GetFullURI( true );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         return wxEmptyString;
     }
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ void FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::updateTitle()
             if( !writable )
                 title += _( " [Read Only]" );
         }
-        catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+        catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
         {
             // user may be bewildered as to why after selecting a library it is not showing up
             // in the title, we could show an error message, but that should have been done at time

pcbnew/netlist.cpp

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::ReadPcbNetlist( const wxString& aNetlistFileName,
         netlistReader->LoadNetlist();
         loadFootprints( netlist, aReporter );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         msg.Printf( _( "Error loading netlist.\n%s" ), ioe.errorText.GetData() );
         wxMessageBox( msg, _( "Netlist Load Error" ), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR );

pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp

@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ MY_API( KIFACE* ) KIFACE_GETTER(  int* aKIFACEversion, int aKiwayVersion, PGM_BA
     return &kiface;
 }
 
-
+#if defined(BUILD_KIWAY_DLL)
 PGM_BASE& Pgm()
 {
     wxASSERT( process );    // KIFACE_GETTER has already been called.
     return *process;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Function set3DShapesPath
@@ -484,6 +484,5 @@ void IFACE::OnKifaceEnd()
     // This should only be called if python was setup correctly.
 
     pcbnewFinishPythonScripting();
-
 #endif
 }

pcbnew/pcbnew_config.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <fctsys.h>
-//#include <pgm_base.h>
 #include <kiface_i.h>
 #include <project.h>
 #include <class_drawpanel.h>
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ bool PCB_EDIT_FRAME::LoadProjectSettings( const wxString& aProjectFileName )
         fn.SetExt( ProjectFileExtension );
 
     // was: wxGetApp().ReadProjectConfig( fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters(), false );
-    Prj().ConfigLoad( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters(), false );
+    Prj().ConfigLoad( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP_PCB, GetProjectFileParameters(), false );
 
     // Dick 5-Feb-2012: I don't agree with this, the BOARD contents should dictate
     // what is visible or not, even initially.  And since PCB_EDIT_FRAME projects settings
@@ -302,9 +301,7 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::SaveProjectSettings( bool aAskForSave )
         fn = dlg.GetPath();
     }
 
-    SEARCH_STACK&   search = Kiface().KifaceSearch();
-
-    Prj().ConfigSave( search, fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP, GetProjectFileParameters() );
+    Prj().ConfigSave( Kiface().KifaceSearch(), fn.GetFullPath(), GROUP_PCB, GetProjectFileParameters() );
 }
 
 
@@ -315,7 +312,7 @@ PARAM_CFG_ARRAY PCB_EDIT_FRAME::GetProjectFileParameters()
     pca.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_FILENAME( wxT( "PageLayoutDescrFile" ),
                                           &BASE_SCREEN::m_PageLayoutDescrFileName ) );
 
-    pca.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_FILENAME( wxT( "LibDir" ), &g_UserLibDirBuffer, GROUPLIB ) );
+    pca.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_FILENAME( wxT( "LibDir" ), &g_UserLibDirBuffer, GROUP_PCB_LIBS ) );
 
     pca.push_back( new PARAM_CFG_FILENAME( wxT( "LastNetListRead" ), &m_lastNetListRead ) );
 

pcbnew/pcbnew_config.h

 /**
  * @file pcbnew_config.h
- * @brief Cconfiguration parameters for Pcbnew.
+ * @brief Configuration parameters for Pcbnew.
  */
 
 #ifndef _PCBNEW_CONFIG_H_
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 #include <config_params.h>
 #include <colors_selection.h>
 
-#define GROUP       wxT( "/pcbnew" )
-#define GROUPLIB    wxT( "/pcbnew/libraries" )
-#define GROUPCOMMON wxT( "/common" )
-
 /* Useful macro : */
 #define LOC_COLOR(layer)            &g_ColorsSettings.m_LayersColors[layer]
 #define ITEM_COLOR(item_visible)    &g_ColorsSettings.m_ItemsColors[item_visible]

pcbnew/specctra_export.cpp

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ bool PCB_EDIT_FRAME::ExportSpecctraFile( const wxString& aFullFilename )
         // if an exception is thrown by FromBOARD or ExportPCB(), then
         // ~SPECCTRA_DB() will close the file.
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         ok = false;
 
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ bool SPECCTRA_DB::GetBoardPolygonOutlines( BOARD* aBoard,
             aHoles.CloseLastContour();
         }
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         // Creates a valid polygon outline is not possible.
         // So uses the board edge cuts bounding box to create a

pcbnew/specctra_import.cpp

@@ -102,14 +102,15 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::ImportSpecctraSession( wxCommandEvent& event )
         db.LoadSESSION( fullFileName );
         db.FromSESSION( GetBoard() );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR& ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
-        ioe.errorText += '\n';
-        ioe.errorText += _("BOARD may be corrupted, do not save it.");
-        ioe.errorText += '\n';
-        ioe.errorText += _("Fix problem and try again.");
+        wxString msg = ioe.errorText;
+        msg += '\n';
+        msg += _("BOARD may be corrupted, do not save it.");
+        msg += '\n';
+        msg += _("Fix problem and try again.");
 
-        DisplayError( this, ioe.errorText );
+        DisplayError( this, msg );
         return;
     }
 

pcbnew/specctra_test.cpp

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
 //        db.LoadPCB( filename );
         db.LoadSESSION( filename );
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", TO_UTF8(ioe.errorText) );
         failed = true;

scripts/kicad-install.sh

@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ install_prerequisites()
     fi
 
     # ensure bzr name and email are set.  No message since bzr prints an excellent diagnostic.
-    bzr whoami || exit 2
+    bzr whoami || {
+        echo "WARNING: You have not set bzr whoami, so I will set a dummy."
+        export BZR_EMAIL="Kicad Build <nobody@foo>"
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -270,10 +273,12 @@ install_or_update()
     echo " kicad-lib.bzr installed."
 
 
-    echo "step 9) as non-root, install user configuration files..."
+    echo "step 9) as non-root, install global fp-lib-table if none already installed..."
     # install ~/fp-lib-table
+    if [ ! -e ~/fp-lib-table ]; then
         make  install_github_fp-lib-table
-    echo " kicad user-configuration files installed."
+        echo " global fp-lib-table installed."
+    fi
 
 
     echo "step 10) installing documentation..."

tools/property_tree.cpp

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
 #endif
 
     }
-    catch( IO_ERROR ioe )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", TO_UTF8( ioe.errorText ) );
     }